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Rejuvenate with breathwork

Updated: Jun 16

The Importance of Breathwork

Breathwork refers to various techniques that involve conscious control of breathing patterns to improve physical, emotional, and mental well-being. This practice has gained popularity in recent years, but its roots can be traced back to ancient traditions such as yoga and meditation. Here are several key points highlighting the importance of breathwork:

1. Stress Reduction

Breathwork techniques can significantly reduce stress and anxiety levels. By focusing on deep, intentional breathing, individuals can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes relaxation and helps to counteract the body's stress response.

2. Enhanced Mental Clarity

Engaging in breathwork can improve cognitive function. Increased oxygen flow to the brain can enhance concentration, creativity, and overall mental clarity, making it easier to tackle daily tasks and challenges.

3. Emotional Regulation

Breathwork can aid in emotional processing and regulation. By connecting with one’s breath, individuals can become more aware of their emotions, leading to healthier responses and improved emotional resilience.

4. Physical Health Benefits

Practicing breathwork can lead to numerous physical health benefits, including improved lung capacity, better circulation, and lowered blood pressure. It can also help with pain management and enhance overall vitality.

5. Mindfulness and Presence

Breathwork encourages mindfulness by bringing attention to the present moment. This practice can help individuals cultivate a greater sense of awareness, promoting a deeper connection to themselves and their surroundings.

6. Spiritual Growth

For many, breathwork is a pathway to spiritual exploration and growth. It can facilitate deeper meditative states, allowing individuals to connect with their inner selves and explore their spirituality.

7. Detoxification and Toxin Elimination

Breathwork can also play a role in detoxification. Studies suggest that conscious breathing can help the body eliminate toxins more effectively. For instance, deep breathing can enhance the exchange of gases in the lungs, aiding in the removal of carbon dioxide and other waste products. Research indicates that proper breathwork can potentially increase the efficiency of oxygen utilization in the body by up to 30%, which may assist in reducing the overall toxic load. While exact percentages of toxins eliminated can vary based on individual health and practices, regular breathwork can contribute to a healthier, more balanced body.


The Synergy of Sound Bath and Breathwork


A delightful fusion of sound and breath that’ll tickle your senses and soothe your soul! When you mix a Sound Bath with Breathwork...

How Does It Work?

Picture this: you’re lying back in a cozy spot while a practitioner serenades you with a symphony of instruments. The sound waves are like a warm hug for your mind and body, helping you to:

  • Induce a meditative state: The soothing sounds can quiet the mind, making it easier to drift into a blissful relaxation zone.

  • Facilitate energy flow: Those vibrations are like a dance party for your energy pathways, letting everything groove freely.

  • Enhance emotional release: Many find that the magical combo of sound and breath helps shake loose those pesky stored emotions.

Mixing a Sound Bath with Breathwork opens the door to a treasure trove of benefits.


Conclusion

The breath helps tell your body- we are safe, you can chill now.. and the sound gives your busy brain something to follow. This is ideal if you're someone who finds sitting in silence absolutely impossible.


Together they can support deep relaxation, help release tension, calm the nervous system and create that rare little pocket of time where nobody needs anything from you.



 
 
 

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MY NAME IS LAURA WITHAM - THE HUMAN BEHIND THE CALM AF - IM A COMPLIMENTARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CMA) ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER WITH DIPLOMAS IN BREATHWORK, GROUNDING AND MEDITATION

I CREATED 

A WELLNESS SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT THINK THEY'RE "WELLNESS PEOPLE"

NO PRESSURE TO HAVE YOUR LIFE TOGETHER, SIT PERFECTLY, KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING, DRINK GREEN JUICE EVERYDAY - NO TEACHERS PETS HERE. COME STRESSED, COME TIRED, COME CURIOUS, COME EXACTLY AS YOU ARE... BECAUSE HONESTLY... I CREATED THE SPACE I WISH I'D FOUND WHEN I NEEDED IT MOST

MY JOURNEY

MY JOURNEY INTO SOUND THERAPY & WELLBEING WASNT A STRAIGHT LINE. I DIDNT WAKE UP SURROUNDED BY CRYSTALS, SAGE, PERFECT MORNING ROUTINES AND FLOATING ON A PEACEFUL CLOUD TO ALDI. FROM WORKING AS CABIN CREW, ONLY FOOL & HORSES DEALING MY HANDBUILT FURNITURE OUT MY TRUCK - IN MY FANCY SUIT BEFORE A FLIGHT (CREW CALLED ME "FERAL BERYL"). TO DELIVERING CARPARTS, OFF-ROAD INSTRUCTING- I LOVED BEING HANDS ON, MOVING & GROOVING. I WENT ON TO BUILD AND RUN A SMALL FARM CREATED FROM RECYCLING AND REPURPOSING. I TAUGHT MYSELF SKILLS IN CONSTRUCTION, CARPENTRY, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL CARE.​​ - ALONGSIDE WORKING IN THE FAST-PACED, HIGH PRESSURE FILM INDUSTRY. I WORE BUSY LIKE A BADGE OF HONOUR UNTIL EVENTUALLY MY BODY HAD OTHER IDEAS

THE BURNOUT BIT

 

 SUFFERING WITH CHRONIC STRESS, BURNOUT, POOR DIET, LACK OF REST AND TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS. I HAD A BROKEN NOSE, EYE SOCKET, CRUMBLING FEET & GASTRIC SURGERY DUE FOR YEARS, I HAD OFFICIALLY BURNT OUT - MY BODY FORCED ME INTO THE ONE THING I HAD AVOIDED...SLOWING DOWN! WELL ACTUALLY DARN - RIGHT STOPPING..

AT 30, I FOUND MYSELF WITH A CRASH TEAM IN MILTON KEYNES, I HAD A IMPENDING SENSE OF DOOM FOR MONTHS BEFORE (YOU HEAR OF IT- IT REALLY IS A THING). I HAD A LIFE-THREATENING HEALTH EVENT THAT LED ME TO REASSESS EVERYTHING AND LEAVE THE LIFE I WAS LIVING

THE CHANGE

 I FOUND MYSELF IN THE VAN WITH MY DOG HARLEY AT ROCK BOTTOM AND SET OUT A PLAN TO GET BACK ON MY FEET. ALAS... I ENDED UP PUSHING AGAIN TO TRY GET BACK TO IT- YEAH.. MINDSET AND HABITS ARE THE HARDEST TO BREAK. I FLIPPED SOME CANAL BOATS EVENTUALLY BRICKS & MORTAR. I SPENT ANOTHER YEAR HAVING SURGERIES, FIXING THE DAMAGE FROM MY TEWNTIES. RECOVERY WAS SLOW, PAINFUL AND HUMBLING- IT FORCED ME TO STOP RUNNING ON ADRENALINE AND ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO LOOK AFTER MYSELF. DURING THAT TIME I IMMERSED MYSELF IN UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BODY, NUTRITION, NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION, ENERGY HEALING, SOUND THERAPY AND BREATHWORK. 

FOR THE FIRST TIME WELLNESS WASN'T JUST A "NICE IDEA" - IT WAS WHAT HELPED ME COPE, RECOVER AND REBUILD PROPERLY.

IT LIT A FIRE IN ME, WHAT I HAD BEING STUDYING CHANGED MY LIFE AND HEALTH, THATS WHY I CREATED THE CALM AF - A GROUNDED, NON - JUDGY SPACE FOR ANY TOM, DICK OR HARRY WHO ARE TIRED OF PUSHING THROUGH - READY FOR A REAL REST, REGULATION AND PAUSE

 

I WAS SO WILDLY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT WELLNESS SO I PRIDE MYSELF NOW ON CATERING FOR THE WELLNESS PEOPLE WHO ARE IMTIMIDATED BY WELLNESS

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CURRENTLY PROVIDING DEEP IMMERSIVE SOUND THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS, DUOS & IN GROUP SESSIONS ACROSS HERTFORDSHIRE & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. ZEN TEAM EVENTS FOR THE MODERN OFFICE. MY SESSIONS ARE VERSATILE DEPENDING ON THE PEOPLE. I AM A CERTIFIED COMPLIMENTARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PRACTITIONER OF SOUND, HOLD DIPLOMAS IN BREATHWORK & GROUNDING AND REIKI LEVEL ONE CONTINUING MY JOURNEY TRHOUGH THE TRADITIONAL USUI REIKI TEACHINGS. MY SESSIONS ARE RELAXED AND DESISGNED FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE- WHETHER YOUR BURNT OUT, OVERWHELMED, HEALING , JUST CURIOUS OR JUST WANT A DARN HOUR SOULY FOR YOU. COME GET CALM AF - MOST PEOPLE DONT EVEN KNOW THEY NEED IT UNTIL THEY GET IT...

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MY DREAM IS TO CREATE A CANAL BOAT STUDIO TRAVELLING BETWEEN APSLEY-BERKHAMSTEAD-TRING AND LEIGHTON BUZZARD. AFTER RESTORING TWO BOATS, I UNEXPECTEDLY FOUND A LOVE & STILLNESS FOR BEING ON THE WATER. THE SPACE WILL OPEN OPPURTUNITIES FOR TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE KNOWLEDGE & OFFER THEIR GIFTS TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

 

THANKS TO THE RECENT SALE OF MY HOUSE, THIS BOAT WILL BE A FIRST OF ITS KIND, PURPOSE BUILT WITH ACCESSIBILITY AT ITS HEART! INSPIRED BY SO MAMY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE I'VE MET ALONG THE WAY- AND MY PIRATE DAD (THE ONE LEGGED LEGEND!) I WANT TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE NOBODY FEELS LIKE THEY'RE WATCHING LIFE FROM THE SIDELINES. CALM, CONNECTION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE

"I WAS THE LEAST LIKELY WELLNESS PERSON.. WHICH IS WHY I BUILT A WELLNESS SPACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME". 

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